Softball Roster
Alexis Watanabe
| Number: | 1 |
| Position: | IF |
| Height: | 5'0" |
| Class Year: | Fr. |
| Major: | Arts and Sciences |
| Bats: | L/ |
| Throws: | R |
| Hometown: | San Marino, Calif. |
| Previous School: | San Marino |
Why Lehigh? “Lehigh has the perfect balance of academics and athletics, with academics being emphasized over athletics.”
On Coach Troyan: “He is honest, understands each player’s needs, and truly cares for each players’ well- being on and off the field.”
On the Lehigh softball experience: “An exciting new chapter with amazing people that has yet to begin!”
In high school: Four year all-league selection… all-area as a sophomore, junior and senior… team MVP as a junior… All-CIF South Section Division first team as a senior… batted .508 as a senior with a .587 on base percentage and a .778 slugging percentage…team’s best defensive player award as a freshman, sophomore and senior and top offensive player as a sophomore and senior… played travel ball for SGV Velocity... graduated high school in top ten percent of her class… made CSF all four years…
Personal: Daughter of Dean and Kathleen Watanabe… twin brother Nicholas also attends Lehigh
Getting to Know Alexis
What’s your favorite thing about Lehigh? The beautiful campus combined with the high quality of the academics and the athletics.
Major & Why: Molecular Biology, to help advance my future career as a veterinarian
Favorite Class at Lehigh: So far, the most interesting was psychology
Favorite Place on Campus: Taylor Gym
Favorite Food: SUSHI!
Favorite Color: too many to say…but as of now, pink
Favorite Musical Artist: Usher
Walkup Song: Strange Clouds
Favorite Movie: Hercules
Favorite TV Show: I don’t watch TV L
Favorite Website: Facebook
Favorite Pro Team: Los Angeles Dodgers
Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Kobe Bryant
Hobbies: Running, trying new foods, laughing a lot
Place I'd Like To Visit: The Galapagos Islands
Talent I’d Most Like To Have: to retain all the important information presented to me
Dream Job: A veterinarian
If I Didn't Play Softball, I Would Play: the piano
If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: keep a portion for myself and give back to the people who have helped me this far in addition to donating it to some charitable organization